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riversedge

(74,016 posts) Mon Jan 13, 2025, 09:09 AM Jan 13

California fires weather forecast: High winds could cause explosive fire growth

Source: abc

Higher humidity and lighter winds are forecast late in the week.

By Max Golembo January 13, 2025, 5:25 AM

Weather officials have issued a "Particularly Dangerous Situation" red flag warning for western Los Angeles County and most of Ventura County beginning on Tuesday at 4 a.m. into Wednesday at noon, warning of a heightened fire risk even as crews rush to extinguish blazes tearing through the region.

A new Santa Ana wind event is forecast today through Wednesday with the strongest winds Tuesday into Wednesday. Peak winds for this next event will be weaker than those last week.

Nevertheless, winds will be strong enough to potentially cause explosive fire growth.

On Monday morning and the rest of the day, winds will begin to pick up in the mountains and higher elevations, gusting 20 to 30 mph, locally as high as 50 mph.

Those winds are likely continue to fuel the historic wildfires raging in Southern California. The largest, the Palisades Fire, has spread by late Sunday to 23,713 acres with only 13% containment, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.........................

Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/US/california-fires-weather-forecast-monday-wildfires-la/story?id=117614856

MY GODS!! The folks in Southern California don't seem to get a break with horrible winds!!

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An ABC News graphic shows the fire forecast in Southern California on Monday, Jan. 13, 2025.
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California fires weather forecast: High winds could cause explosive fire growth (Original Post) riversedge Jan 13 OP

That wind makes effective fire fighting almost impossible and then rough terrain too. Terrible. dutch777 Jan 13 #1

Water is Life Oneear Jan 13 #2

? LauraInLA Jan 13 #4

You really don't know how this works, especially in the LA area obamanut2012 Jan 13 #5

I saw a news article saying fires can reignite several days after being put out IronLionZion Jan 13 #3

dutch777

(3,794 posts)

1. That wind makes effective fire fighting almost impossible and then rough terrain too. Terrible.

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Mon Jan 13, 2025, 09:12 AM

Jan 13

Oneear

(315 posts)

2. Water is Life

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Mon Jan 13, 2025, 09:26 AM

Jan 13

To Build Back, there Needs to be a Plan to Cut and keep up the Green Space so Fire does not have the Fuel to Burn

LauraInLA

(1,621 posts)

4. ?

Reply to Oneear (Reply #2)

Mon Jan 13, 2025, 03:49 PM

Jan 13

obamanut2012

(28,104 posts)

5. You really don't know how this works, especially in the LA area

Reply to Oneear (Reply #2)

Mon Jan 13, 2025, 03:55 PM

Jan 13

That isn't how this works.

IronLionZion

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3. I saw a news article saying fires can reignite several days after being put out

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Mon Jan 13, 2025, 09:56 AM

Jan 13

because the burning embers may not even be visible if they're underground or inside wood. Then hot dry wind spreads it easily.

California can't seem to catch a break.

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